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Originally posted by Jamal5000
Hi Everyone,

Everyday on my job, I see the same dilemma: I wonder whether people really know what is or what is not appropriate for the workplace?

I see men wearing shorts or super baggy pants or earrings or superafros or long-braids or sportswear or muscle shirts or mesh shirts or basketball jerseys or football jerseys or T-shirts with obscinities on them to the office. They often come in looking like gangsters and thugs. Is this appropriate?

I see women wearing spaghetti strapped blouses and daisy dukes and cleavage-exposing blouses and skintight pants and halter tops and tummy-exposing shirts (with the navel ring to boot) to the office. They often come in looking like prostitutes and exhibitionists. Is this appropriate?

What do you gentlemen think is appropriate and not appropriate for the office, even on dress-down Fridays?

Thanks for the input.

All of the outfits that you have describes I feel are not appropriate for the workplace. Even in the most casual environments, any outfit that you can wear in a club should not be worn at work. I think the earring can be okay depending on the work environment. My husband sometimes wears his earring to work during casual fridays.